External Hard drives

[i m legend]

My WD hard drive just died and I'm on the market for a replacement, looking for 1 TB of memory
any suggestions? I'm running windows 7 btw.

 

[mangudai954]

How long did you have it before it died? Which one was it?

 

[yungchris504]

Originally Posted by I M LEGEND

My WD hard drive just died and I'm on the market for a replacement, looking for 1 TB of memory
any suggestions? I'm running windows 7 btw.

Hard Drive might not be bad could just be the enclosure. You could try and buy an enclosure and place that HD in it. And if that don't work buy a New Internal HD and put it in the enclosure

 

[i m legend]

Originally Posted by Mangudai954

How long did you have it before it died? Which one was it?

I had it for almost 2 years or so. It's a western digital my book.

 

[jonwin]

You should try carbonite

 

[megatron]

how did it die in 2 years? i've had mine for like 5 or 6 now and its still good, western digital.

 

[frank mucus]

OP buy this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153071

All you need to do is take apart your external HD and just plug in on top like a Sega or Nintendo cartridge. I had a HD die which was only about 2-3 years old and used under 10 times, but I was able to reuse it with this.

 

[whyhellothere]

hard drive docks 

no more externals for me

 

[i m legend]

Originally Posted by megatron

how did it die in 2 years? i've had mine for like 5 or 6 now and its still good, western digital.

I remember it being dropped at one point. Now the light doesn't even turn on nor do I hear any drive spinning.

 

[mangudai954]

Interesting. Ive been running my MyBook for 4-5 years now no issues.

 

[rfx45]

Originally Posted by Frank Mucus

OP buy this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153071

All you need to do is take apart your external HD and just plug in on top like a Sega or Nintendo cartridge. I had a HD die which was only about 2-3 years old and used under 10 times, but I was able to reuse it with this.

I have to check this out. My HD died a few months back too and I really want to retrieve the files I had in there. Does it work for internal HDs though?

 

[leroythegreat38]

Posted this in the other external hard drive but I'll do it again.

I got my girlfriend an external hard drive for Christmas a couple years back. Now I own a Mac, but her hard drive isn't formatted for Macs. What do you guys know about reformatting?

 

[whyhellothere]

Originally Posted by RFX45

Originally Posted by Frank Mucus

OP buy this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153071

All you need to do is take apart your external HD and just plug in on top like a Sega or Nintendo cartridge. I had a HD die which was only about 2-3 years old and used under 10 times, but I was able to reuse it with this.

I have to check this out. My HD died a few months back too and I really want to retrieve the files I had in there. Does it work for internal HDs though?

it'll work fine.
external hard drives are just internal hard drives put inside of an enclosure.
Just make sure your hard drive is a sata hard drive if you plan on getting this particular one
 

 

[rfx45]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

Originally Posted by RFX45

Originally Posted by Frank Mucus

OP buy this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153071

All you need to do is take apart your external HD and just plug in on top like a Sega or Nintendo cartridge. I had a HD die which was only about 2-3 years old and used under 10 times, but I was able to reuse it with this.

I have to check this out. My HD died a few months back too and I really want to retrieve the files I had in there. Does it work for internal HDs though?

it'll work fine.
external hard drives are just internal hard drives put inside of an enclosure.
Just make sure your hard drive is a sata hard drive if you plan on getting this particular one
 

Thanks for the tip, much appreciated. Good thing I took it back from Best Buy when they replaced my HD. Hopefully this works.

 

[bigmike23]

Originally Posted by I M LEGEND

Originally Posted by megatron

how did it die in 2 years? i've had mine for like 5 or 6 now and its still good, western digital.

I remember it being dropped at one point. Now the light doesn't even turn on nor do I hear any drive spinning.

had the same problem with mine

 

[crcballer55]

Originally Posted by Frank Mucus

OP buy this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153071

All you need to do is take apart your external HD and just plug in on top like a Sega or Nintendo cartridge. I had a HD die which was only about 2-3 years old and used under 10 times, but I was able to reuse it with this.

I second this!  Not only is it convenient, but if you need a new hard drive, you won't have to pay for the external enclosure over and over.  You just pop in a new internal drive and you're set.

If you travel a lot though, and need to take the drive with you, then an external one might be the best option.

 

[j1mmych0o]

that harddrive dock works great. plus internal harddrives are alot cheaper too

 

[yungchris504]

The Power Supply sucks on many of these external drives. That Dock is convenient option and besides you can always buy an internal HD if the external is busted.

 

[whyhellothere]

anyone here use crashplan for offsite storage? 

 

[odog24]

anyone recommend me a reliable 1 tb internal hard drive for my alienware m14x

i currently have a 500 gig but i have tons of media and dont want to use my external anymore.

anybody else have a 1tb in there lappy???

 

[jackieboy]

Originally Posted by odog24

anyone recommend me a reliable 1 tb internal hard drive for my alienware m14x

i currently have a 500 gig but i have tons of media and dont want to use my external anymore.

anybody else have a 1tb in there lappy???

Use the external HD for media and buy a SSD.
BTW!: Is there any HD docks that support SATA3 and USB 3.0?

 

[mht214]

Personally like WesternDigi

 

[whyhellothere]

Originally Posted by JackieBoy


BTW!: Is there any HD docks that support SATA3 and USB 3.0?

INEO I-NA320U